A descriptive analysis of child-relevant systematic reviews in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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A descriptive analysis of child-relevant systematic reviews in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
BACKGROUND Systematic reviews (SRs) are considered an important tool for decision-making. There has been no recent comprehensive identification or description of child-relevant SRs. A description of existing child-relevant SRs would help to identify the extent of available child-relevant evidence available in SRs and gaps in the evidence base where SRs are required. The objective of this study ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pediatrics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-10-34